Honors, Awards and Other Distinctions
Other, Portfolio
- 2018, Social Justice Investigative Reporting Fellow, Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University
- 2018, Visiting Professor Program, Advertising Education Foundation
- 2016, Project GRAD, Distinguished Service to Humanity, Akron, Ohio
- 2016, Proclamation from the Ohio House of Representatives
- 2016, Proclamation from the Mayor of Akron
- 2015, National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence Award for Digital Features, “Dealing With Dementia”
- 2015-present, CETLA begins using my digital portfolio as an example of best practices for tenure and promotion
- 2015, Clarion Award, Best Small Website Association for Women in Communications
- 2014, Proclamation from the Ohio House of Representatives
- 2014, Proclamation from the Toledo, Ohio, City Council
- 2014, Independent Publisher Book Award for BET on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama, edited by Kenrya Rankin Naasel, Contributed “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me.” (Memphis: Kifani Press). This book has been praised for shattering stereotypes about black men and black fathers.
2013, Profiled for The History Makers, now based at the Library of Congress- 2013, AEJMC Council of Affiliates, Second Annual Industry Research Forum Award for “All the News That Fits on Tablets: An Analysis of News Consumption and Best Practices”
- 2013, John A. Hartford/MetLife Foundation Journalism in Aging & Health Fellow
- 2013, John Jay College Center on Media, Crime and Justice Fellow
- 2013 National Association ofBlack Journalists, Salute to Excellence finalist, ADHD article
- 2012 National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence finalist “Stuck in the Hospital” investigative project on long-term care of the uninsured
- Serve as adviser of HowardUniversityNewsService.com, which was honored by Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards:
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- 2012 Best Independent Online Student Publication, nationally and for Region 2
- Reporting, third place, Region 2
- Serve as adviser of 101 Magazine
- 2012 Best Student Magazine, Region 2, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
- 2012 Best Profile AEJMC Student Magazine Awards
- Serve as founder, adviser and team-teacher of TruthBeTold.news:
- 2016 Best Independent Online Student Publication, Region 2, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
- 2016 National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence Awards for Collegiate Online Features, “Is D.C. Still the Chocolate City?”
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